Password Disclosure in Whisper32
Vendor: Shaun Ivory http://www.ivory.org
Download Location: http://www.ivory.org/whisper.html
Versions affected: Whisper32 1.16 (and may be prior)
Date: 13th August 2005
Type of Vulnerability: Information Disclosure in Memory of Process
Severity: Medium
Solution Status: Unpatched
Discovered by: Agapov Alexey, Russia
Online location: http://antilamo.skifstone.com/vuln/whisper32.txt
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Background:
From vendor web-site:
"Whisper 32 is a very easy-to-use Password Manager for Windows 95 and
Windows NT.
- Store all of your passwords in one file(file .WSP).
- Password protection.
- Built-in password generator.
- Passwords may be set to expire at user-configurable intervals.
- Never type in passwords or user-names: use the Windows clipboard to
transfer them.
- Automatic backups."
Description:
Whisper32 store the password in clear text in the memory of the
process without encrypting it or nullifying it.
This password is clearly visible, if WSP file loaded in programm and
password don't entered in dialog-box.
The intruder can get password, if it has only WSP file and special
software for gather process-memory dump.
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Agapov Alexey, Russia
#ICQ: 97482821
Web: antilamo.skifstone.com
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